The use of strontium isotopes as an indicator of migration in human and pig Lapita populations in the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea

Shaw, Ben; Summerhayes, Glenn; Buckley, Hallie R.; Baker, Joel A.

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The use of strontium isotopes as an indicator of migration in human and pig Lapita populations in the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea

Date

2009

Authors

Shaw, Ben

Summerhayes, Glenn

Buckley, Hallie R.

Baker, Joel A.

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

This paper examines the potential use of strontium isotopes (87Sr/86Sr) for identifying migration within Lapita populations and their commensal animals, specifically the pig (Sus scrofa). Lapita people (ca. 3300-2200 BP) were the initial colonists of the